Emma or Romy

[Calmondeck]

My DH like both, we know they’re very different styles. What do you think when you hear these names?

Emma is a lovely name but very much of my generation (I’m 40) so I probably wouldn’t choose it.

Romy is more unusual but I’d prefer Romily.

Emma is plain and boring a.f. Romy is beautiful and sweet too.

Romy by a long way, it's lovely. Emma is a bit 80s.

I prefer Emma, it is classic and easy to pronounce. Romy would get Rom-ee a fair amount, especially in non native English speaking countries.

Emma has always been my favourite girls' name but I have boys so never got to use it. It's a gorgeous name that has a history going back to medieval times.

I like Romy too, but to me it's a diminutive of Rosemary.

Is Romy pronounced Row-mee? I like Emma more anyway. I think it's timeless, like Emily or Anna.

@missmouse101

Really is that how you would describe a girls name , would live to hear your girls names 😂

Romy is lovely

Romy

Oh tough choice I really don’t know, I like both but they are very different, is this your first child or does baby have siblings?

Romy. Emma is nice just not as different. I really don't like Romily, think jt sounds really unnatural.

I couldn't pick between the two because they are both nice but very different in style!

I'd expect Romy to be a nickname (most likely for Romilly or Romola, but as pp said it could be for Rosemary too).Having said that, it's very pretty even on it's own (and I don't usually like names that end in ie/y!). It's fairly unusual - I'd probably think of the film "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" first (but it's not a bad thing).

Emma - it's one of the ultimate English classic names, so I wouldn't think much of it at all (a reference would be the eponymous Austen classic of course, but there are so many Emma's out there I'd probably think of the others I'd met in RL first).

Until this very thread I thought Romy was said Romm-ee.

I like the name Emma. Simple and classic and lovely.

I quite like Romy but it sounds like a nickname to me. I've never met a Romy. I know a few Emmas, youngest is 10 or so, lots in early 20s and one in her forties.

Romy. Emma is overused.

I've met some Romys and some Emmas!
Not a personal fan of either, mainly because (in my view) Emma's a bit too traditional and Romy sounds a bit grimy in my book, I'm not sure why.

Maybe Joni as a middle ground?

Emma.
Romy sounds like Roamy, is nicknamey, and Roman is so popular.

Thanks everyone. I confess, my husband and I pronounce it Rom-ee, not (what we think is the American style) Roam-ee.

Traditionally, in the UK and Europe, Romy has been used as a short form of Rosemary/Rosemarie.

So it's been pronounced Roa-me. Like the famous and rather tragic German/Austrian actress Romy Schneider. You can hear her name spoken here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romy_Schneider

OP please excuse me if previous message was impolite. I did not intend it to be.

I quite like Rosemary as a full name with Romy as a short form, but prefer Emma.

Both pronunciations are pretty. I think of Roamy as the English language pronunciation and Rommy more as French. It's one of those names like Esme and Maja where you'll have to let people know which pronunciation you've gone for. You don't have to consider pronunciation with Emma, but your child may share their name with lots of your peers. How about adding Ruby, Remi or Rosa to your list? They have a similar feeling, pretty with two syllables

Romilda / Romelda? Then you could potentially get the Rom-ee pronunciation as a nickname

Thanks everyone. We’re not due until May, so plenty of time left to deliberate on some of these Romy alternatives. @florascotia2 not rude at all - this was interesting to learn, thank you! @missmouse101 you really gave me a good chuckle. Here I was thinking Emma was timeless, but actually boring a.f!

def not Romy.
Emma is a proper name. the other is not.

I'm being very blunt OP, sorry, but Emma really is one of my most disliked names! It's just so lacklustre and unimaginative.

I keep thinking roomy. I prefer Emma. A classic.